Convertible bed armchair



March 26, 1929. v. ALBANO 1,706,948

CONVERTIBLE BED ARMCHAI R Filed Dec. 17. 1926 2 SheetsfSheet l March 26, 1929. v. ALBANO 1,706,948

CONVERTIBLE BED ARMCHAIR Filed Deo. 17. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 26, 1929. y

UNITED STATES `VICENTE ALBANO, OF ROSARIQARGENTINA.

4COlNVIEIRCLIBIQEV BED ARMCHAIR.

Application led December 17, 1926. i Serialio. 155,492.

This invention relates to an improved convertible arm chair or couch7 according to its width its object heilig the production of a piece of furniture which may be used as an ordinary arm chair or couch, or as a bed, after unfolding or extending the corresponding parts of the same.

The piece offurniture according to this invention substantially consists of a main body part formed by the seat, properly speaking of the chair, suitably reinforced and provided with its corresponding legsand covered on its tcp `by the seat. To the frame of said seat-is hinged at its front side, another frame which normally descends on the front side ofA the chair and which when in its raised position, foi-nis the foot end of the couch orbed.`

'llo the rear side of the seat frame is also hinged a similar' frame which, in its raised resiliently supporting an upholstered pad or cushion.`

Y ln order that the invention may be readily understood and carried into` practice, a pref erred embodiment of the same has been illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein Y Figure 1 is aperspectiveview of the convertible arm chair in position for being used as such. V i Y Figure 2 is a perspective view of the convertible arm chairwhen in its extended position, with the upholstered pad or cushionremoved.

Figure 3 illustrates the means for supporting the foot end of the bed in relation to the legs of the arm chair.

F ignre 4 is a detail View in side elevation, showing the arrangement of the arm` supports of the chair and the manner in which they retain in position the back of the chair.

Figure 5, is a plan view of Figure 4.

Figure 6 illustrates one way of effecting the connection between the metallic fabric or springs and the frame of the scat and back of the chair, and

Figure 7 is a section on the line A-B of Figure G.'

In said drawings, 1 indicates the legs of the chair, preferably made of angle iron, as well as the frame of the chair, said legs being provided at their lower ends with castors 2 and suitably reinforced by a square trussing 3 formed by crossed wires 4; On the legs 1 are supported the bars 5, also of angle iron, which forni the frame of the seat, the latter having secured` to its front side the hinges 6 for supporting a swinging frame 7. To the opposite or rear end of the seat frame are secured the hinges S which support the frame 9 of the back of the chair, also constructed of suitable angular iron bars.

In each ofthe front legs is formed, at a suitable height, an elongated vertical slot 1U, and below the .same a hole 11. For the purposeof retaining the foot support or frame in raised position when the chair is to be usedas a bed, the frame has pvoted to it at 12 the front or upper ends of a pair of bars'l which. extend through the slots 10 and. are formed at the other end with catches 14 to engage the lower edges of said slots so as to retain the bars in raised position. In order to prevent the bars 13 from sliding out of the slots 10, they are provided at their lower or free en ds with bent portions or hooks 15, adapted to engage within the holes 1l. In order to fold or lower the foot frame 7, it is sufficient merely to raise the bars 13,so1newhat so as to disengage the catches 14 and then push'the frame backwards so as to cause the bars 13 to slide within the slots 10 and position thenjiselves below the seat, in the manner shown in Figure 1. y The back frame 9 supported in extended or horizontal position by .means of a swinging frame 17, the side members of which are pivoted at their upper ends at 1G tothe adjacent side mcnlbers of the back frame; and to the free end of said frame 9 there is connected a pillow-supporting frame-21 whose side inembers are pivoted `to the corners of frame!) at 22 and are further connected by braces 19 with the sides of frame 17, the points of piv-` otal connection being indicated at 2O and 18. When the back frame is swung upward into its vertical positon, the frames 17 and 21 can be `s'wungor folded to iitwithin its channeliron members, as represented in dotted lines in Figure 2.

Each of the arm supports of the chair consists 'of two flat bars 23, hinged at 24 to the seat frame 5; the hinge spindles may be formed by a simple rod 25 so that on withdrawing the same from the hinges, said arm supports may entirely be taken oit'. The bars 23 are bent at their upper ends so as to permit the arm rests 27, or arms proper, to be fastened thereto` means of screws, 26. Be-

' low said bent portions thereis riveted to, the

bars 23 a Vhorizontal'loarv28, having its rear end hooked as shown vat 29, for the purpose of engaging the adjacent side member ofthe back frame 9, in orderv to prevent` the same from falling backward.

In order to hold thel back frame 93 rigidly I in position and preventany' forward motion of the same, alresilient bar or strap 31 is se.- cured to the' inner side ,Oliv the bar' 28, as indicated atBO, the end of the Istrap,31,abutting rnorn'iallyV against the opposite sidefmember ofthe ramelt), asv clearly shown in, Figure 5. Theresilient straplisalsoY provided with a pin which passes throughual hole formed'in the bar 28, being provided Von itsI outerJ end with aStOP 32- 'lo1dert0-1wrthback Of the chair, the stopBQ` is pulled in an' outward direction, so as to move the strap.. 3l out iof Vthe f Wav' Qf'ffhebeek.; qwllreupoyby; tilting the back thel .desired direction, it may ibe, disengagedA from` the hook 29 of thefbar. 28 in thiswayfhe afin Supportsareallovd t0. told downwardsfon their hinges 2LH As has been stated before, by entirely f withdrawing the hinge spindles 25, the armjsupports may be removed, vso that two convertedl arm chairs l may ie placed side bylside,y inorder to serve as la bed, Y Y

One of the'ma'in drawbacks ordinarily en` countered inthe'construction of this kind ot ,convertible arm chairs" or couches, consists in the fact that thesprings or resilient'support-v ing surfacecannot be subjected to anyaddi- `the framep'arts 5 and 9, tov4 lwhiehthey are affixed byA means of the clips 'or staples 37 whichV enter into holes'formed in the bars 33 and--theffraine bars and '9, as'clear1y`shovvn y in Fibfiuresf'and-7. Beore placing thesaid is streach'edv to'th'e :desired knownor suitable means.

clips or staples 37 in position, the wire fabric -degree by any 'n Tlplherentire supporting surface of the or couch' is covered by ya cushion or pad 38, conveniently secured at its: upper and lower ends,r^and, 1if desired, also along` vthe line ot folding of the back with regard to the seat.

Tlie manner of converting the piece of furl,nitinjeinto one ,or the other form for use will be understood. from the foregoing, wlthout Itilrtller. @Xilleetiens- It willbe evident'that various modifications may be introduced without departing from, the general scope of. this invention as claimed.4

vTimis, instead of usingk only metal as material for,` constructing the arm chair according to. this invention, the seat frame of the same might be made of wood, provided `or not with drawers; the arm supports might also be made of wood and means might be `)rovided yfor,adjustingI at, will the degree oii in- Cline of theV back.

vI- Iaviilg,new Iclearly ldescribed and ascertained theI nature of my said invention and in what1 manner, the same, is 4to be performed, I now declare that whatl claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

' l. -Afconverltible chair, comprising a seat frame;Y supporting legs therefor; a back frame hinged to `the seat, frame yfor swinging movementbetween a substantially vertical position and a substantiallyhorizontal positlion;` arm frameshingedy to the sidemembers'oi the seat frame; a horizontal bar secured toV eachzarm frame and provided with a hooked'rear end for engagement with the rear face of the adjacent sidemember of the back vframe ,tov hold the latter against rearward movement from its vertical position; a resilient strapy secured to one bar and normally abntting at its rear end against the front faeeof the adjacent side member vof said back frame tophovld said4 frame against forward movement but displaceableiioin such position t 'permit forward movement of the frame; and separate means for supporting the backy framein'its horizontal position.

2( Av convertible chairac'cording to claim 1, in which thefree end of the resilient Strap is provided with a finger-piece which projects slidably thronghanopening in the adjacent horizontal bar to' move the strap end'outl of abutting relation to the adjacent side member of the backl'frame'. jInf testimony whereof I affix my signature.

VICENTE rALBANO. 

